Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Prospect Heights: Our favorite to host the 2016 Democratic National Convention is obvious, but will common sense prevail? We ask some local leaders, here and in the City of Brotherly Love, how the suitors stack up. Comments (12)

Windsor Terrace:Now with video: The closure of a beloved Windsor Terrace Catholic school will throw students for a loop for the unworthy cause of making the church a quick buck, parents, students, and alumni said at a rally in front of the place on Monday. Comments (12)

Monday, April 28, 2014

Politics: United States attorneys indicted Rep. Michael Grimm (R–Bay Ridge) on April 28 on charges of illegal business practices at a Manhattan restaurant he operated prior to winning office. Comments (20)

Hospitals in Crisis: Long Island College Hospital could be handed over to a developer that has no plans to keep it a hospital if the company currently on tap to take over does not get its finances in order by May 4. Comments (3)

Saturday, April 26, 2014

Clinton Hill: A neighbor says that the gunfire that wounded a man should spur District Attorney Ken Thompson and Public Advocate Letitia James, who live in the vicinity, to take action to stop the drug trade on the block. Comments (14)

Greenpoint: A Newtown Creek boating group backed out of a plan to build a boathouse in an industrial space along the foul channel and will set up shop in free digs at a movie production facility instead, angering their would-be landlord who wanted to collect rent on the aquatic outpost. Comments (100)

Will’s Watch: A Democratic candidate for the civil court district covering Park Slope and Flatbush was on the receiving end of a censure for professional misconduct from the second-highest court in the state in 2007 and our pals at BrooklynDaily.com have the whole story. Read more…